Equipment Care Operator

About You and This Role

Are you interested in a job where you are able to use your technical skill and critical thinking to help your team succeed? In this role, you will work in an environment such that no two subsequent days are the same. You will be able to own your work while your team safely produces the highest quality silicones.

• Follows Operating Discipline policies, principles, procedures, standards and practices to ensure safe, reliable and efficient operation of assigned plant areas. Ensures adequate operating discipline is available for all planned and unplanned activities.
• Operates and field checks process equipment. Monitors process conditions, key performance metrics, equipment and control systems and makes appropriate decisions to maintain and/or achieve desired rates and conditions aligned with Plant/Site/Business goals.
• Performs scheduled operational and related tasks and tasks that arise as a result of resolving unplanned events.
• Works with shift team members and other shift teams to leverage skills and knowledge to balance workload ensuring assigned tasks are completed by due dates.
• Conducts effective shift relief, as defined in facility specific operating discipline and tools, to ensure effective communication and handoff to arriving shift team.
• Maintains qualification in assigned areas, per facility policy, and completes training goals in a timely manner. This includes using discretionary time to address skills and knowledge gaps.
• Mentors and trains new and existing operations personnel on process operation, troubleshooting and the use of operating discipline in alignment to plant's training process.
• Performs Immediate Response activities, as assigned.
• Initiates and documents preliminary investigations according to plant specific process/criteria and participates in formal and informal Root Cause Investigations for events involved in or by request.
• Tracks and utilizes the plant's key performance metrics on shift that are applicable to the Operating the Plant role to optimize operations and identify improvement opportunities. Uses process knowledge and skills to make improvements in plant performance and operating discipline. Proactively identifies improvements and opportunities utilizing the facility improvement processes, appropriate management of change processes and communication tools.
• Performs Autonomous Maintenance, including minor repairs and preventative maintenance, utilizing appropriate policies, procedures, processes and disciplines.
  
  Note:
  
  Subject to local agreements.

• High School diploma or GED equivalent and one or more of the following:
  • An Associates degree or higher in Applied Science or similar field of study.
  • 2 or more years of industrial manufacturing experience.
  • 3 or more years of relevant military experience.
• Proficiency in computers to perform job tasks.
• Able to work overtime as needed.
• Must be able and willing to do rotating shift work.
• Must possess a TWIC card or be eligible to obtain a TWIC card. For information on TWIC eligibility requirements, please see: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./twic
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

• Degree in Process Technology or related field.

Willing and able to meet physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation:

• Able to meet the following physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations:
• Lift, push, and pull up to 55 lbs.
• Frequent bending, reaching, and lifting.
• Stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• Work at heights, climb stairs and ladders.
• Work in tight and closed spaces.
• Wear all required personal protective equipment, including but not limited to respirator, ear plugs, and goggles.
• Work in an area of intense or continuous noise.
• Work in an area with hazardous materials.

• Plant Operations – Safely operates and monitors process equipment to meet production goals.
• Troubleshooting – Identifies and resolves unplanned…